A sharp-tongued folklorist and her rival investigate their mentor's murder on a quest for a magical spring amid political upheaval and deadly perils.
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A sharp-tongued folklorist and her rival investigate their mentor's murder on a quest for a magical spring amid political upheaval and deadly perils.
Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist with a quick temper and an even quicker wit, is on an expedition with six eccentric nobles in search of a fabled spring. The magical spring promises untold power, which the king wants to harness to secure his reign of the embattled country, and Lorelei is determined to use this opportunity to prove herself and to make her dream come true: to become a naturalist, able to travel freely to faraway lands. The expedition gets off to a harrowing start when its leader -- Lo...
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Slow-burn sapphic romance between rivals with some sexual content.
Murder, blood, injury detail, and graphic violence throughout.
Occasional cursing noted in content warnings.
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Central sapphic romance drives the plot between main characters.
Antisemitism and religious bigotry as recurring themes.
Magical spring, shapeshifters, dragons, and folklore elements.
No real-world occult content.
Themes of power, colonization, racism, and political coups.
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Child death, war, murder, colonization, and systemic oppression.
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